Production of hydrogen
- Hydrogen production by gasification of biomass (wood pellets) and by dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons
- Electrolysis
- Photocatalytic production of hydrogen
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Jess
Chemical Process Engineering (CVT) / Centre for Energy Technology (ZET)
Research focuses:
- Hydrogen production by gasification of biomass (wood pellets) and by dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons
Project examples:
- Methanization of carbon oxide-containing fuel gases for the conditioning of feed gases for fuel cell devices and H2 storage (TAO research training group)
- Dehydrogenation of n-paraffins (Evonik)
Prof. Jess is a member of the selection committee for the research programme “Innovationslabore für Wasserstofftechnologien” of the State of Lower Saxony.
Prof. Dr. Rhett Kempe
Inorganic Chemistry II - Catalyst Design
Research focuses:
- Hydrogen production by photocatalysis
- Design of new catalytic reactions in which hydrogen is released and CO2 (diluted in air) is converted into important chemical compounds
Project examples:
- SFB 840
- Normal DFG (German Research Foundation) procedure for two current projects
Prof. Dr. Roland Marschall
Physical Chemistry III
Research focuses:
- Nanostructured and ordered-porous photocatalysts for the production of green hydrogen
- Nanostructured photoelectrode thin films for solar energy conversion
- Investigation of semiconductor properties and charge carrier dynamics using extensive spectroscopic methods
Project examples:
- New materials as photocatalysts for solar water splitting (BaCaTeC)
- Mesoporous mixed oxides and composites for photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical water splitting
- Iron-based semiconductor oxides for sustainable solar energy conversion
Prof. Dr. Thomas Scheibel
Biomaterials (BioMat)
Research focuses:
- Photocatalytic production of hydrogen
Project examples:
- Continuous hydrogen production by photocatalytic water splitting using Janus fibres and spider silk nonwovens (DFG)
Prof. Dr. Anna Schenk
Junior Professor for Colloidal Systems
Research focuses:
- Electrocatalytic water splitting
- Material development (bio-inspired crystallization, nanoparticle synthesis and assembly, electro-crystallization)
Project examples:
- Nanostructured cobalt oxide materials for electrocatalytic water splitting (DFG, SFB 840-TP B9)
- In-situ small and wide angle X-ray scattering at electrochemical energy systems